Yuna
Germany
Story:
I liked the Story of a rich daughter who wants to live like 'normal' people and falls in love with a Man who is from a poor background. It wasn't perfect for me, but it is okay. I liked it, so it get 9 of 10 points.
Acting:
I watched UEE in Dramas like Ojakgyo Brothers and Golden Rainbow, in which she acted very well. Honestly, in my opinion this Acting wasn't her best. I liked her more in Ojakgyo Brothers and in Golden Rainbow. Furthermore, she and Sung Joon didn't have a good chemistry. At the Beginning of the Drama I liked the Acting from the four Main Actors, but then...UEE disappointed me. Sung Joon acted very well. I watched him in Lie to me (*-* he was so cool) and in Hyde, Jekyll, me (I didn't like his role, but his acting was awesome *-*). In High Society he acted as the best friend of Park Hyungsik and a man who comes from a poor family. Park Hyungsik (who I like since What happened with my Family?) played a chaebols son who is a playboy. But I think he played the role well. I was not sure, if he could play a role like this after his role in What happened with my family, but he was very good. Im Jiyeon (a newcomer actress) played the colleague and best friend of UEE. ... Wow. I didn't know this was her first ever main role in a drama (her first role EVER in a drama). She was so awesome and sometimes I hoped UEE would act like her v.v.
Music:
The OST was good and the Music at the end of each episode I like.
Rewatch Value:
When I watch this drama again, then for Sung Joon and Im Jiyeon, but not for UEE. But I think I won't watch this again in the near future.
If you like the Actors and Actresses, I woul recommend this drama to you, but it isn't a Must watch.
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Firstly, I like action dramas very much, but I think romantic is also important. So not every drama suits my taste.
The Story is very interesting. So I began the Drama and learned, that there is more than the daughter, who suffers leukemia. I don't know why, but I found the trailer very interesting and wasn't disappinted, when I watched the first Episodes. I was very fascinated and was glad, that 'Two Weeks' ended, before I began watching. The end of every episode was very frustrating for me, so I wanted to watch the next episode. This situation happens not very often.
The cast:
Before I watched this drama I knew Lee Joon-ki, who is one of my favourite Actors, and Ryu Soo-young from other dramas and movies. Jun-ki plays his role really fantastic. I think the role of Tae-san suits him very well and I want more of it^^. Honestly I think such role suits him bette than a role like in 'Gunman Joseon'. But he is an excellent actor, so I think every role suits him. Ryu Soo-young plays his role as an detective very well, too. Compared with his role in Ojakgyo brothers, I like him in 'Two weeks' more. I didn't know Park Ha-sun before, but in my opinion, she is a great actress. The Drama 'Three Days' in which she plays an Police officer was dropped by me. Then there is Kim So-yeon. I like her acting, too. But I didn't like her hair o.o. I don't know why. But the hari is not very important^^.
Music:
I love the Song 'Run' by Nell^^. It suits the Drama very well and is played at the end of the episodes. It suits the theme and the melody isn't too sad, but isn't happy, too.
Rewatch Value:
I watched the Drama two times and in a few years I will watch it a third time, I think^^.
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Story:
At first I didn't like the Story, but fortunately I used to like it with every episode. This was my reason to watch it till the end. Now I can say, that the Story is funny and in my opinion every episode grows. The story shows us a Romance with many funny aspects, so I would recommend this drama to those viewers who like romantic with comedy. But please don't have hope, do view melodramatic aspects.
Acting/Cast:
Like I said before I began this Drama because of Yeon Woojin. He didn't disappiont me in this Drama. He shows a wonderful acting, so I liked him in here. I saw him in An Ordinary Love Story, Ojakgyo Brothers and the shortfilm Just Frieds?, before and had high expectations. In my opinion he plays the role of Ki-tae in a way, that not anybody can do. The female Lead was played by Newcomer Actress Han Groo. I didn't know her before, so I didn't sxpect very much. I think she can grow in the future, because in my opinion she is a great actress. She plays the role of Jang-mi very nice, although sometimes she got me on my nerves. Han Sunhwa's role...I don't know what to say. She was so...two faced. In one episode I liked her...in an other episode I hated her. The same goes for Jeon Jinwoon. Furthermore I think the two of them did their best and I hope they get more roles (Rosy Lovers is one of the Dramas, I am currently watching.)
Music:
I like the music, but I don't know why. It is...happy I think. The Song 'Stop the Love now' by Ben is a happy Song and was played at the end oft the episodes. In many Dramas the ending Songs are dramatic and I like dramatical songs more that those, who shows happiness. But I liked the Music of this drama.
Rewatch Value:
Yes, I am sure I will watch this Drama again, but first I have a long list with other dramas.
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At first I want to inform you that I am not a big fan of comedys but 'Hit the Top' is one of the Comedys I can't not like. Why? Because it is fresh, funny and sad at the same time.
Story: At first I thought: 'Oh no. Time travel...again?' This year there are a lot dramas with the theme time travel. Could it be the new Medical theme? A Popstar from the 90s travels due an accident to 2017 and meets his friends and new people. He wants to find out why the accident happened and what happened 23 years ago. The Story sounds fun and fresh. All in all it sounds like everything I don't like. But there was one Aspect in the Story I loved. A father and his son. After I watched Tunnel there isn't anything which could shock me. So the story gets a 8.0 from me.
Acting: The Acting was the best. Every single Actor did an Amazing job, so I want to pick some Actors I want to talk about.
Firstly I want to talk about Yoon Shiyoon. Honestly when he enlisted in the military I thought 'What? He is 30 years old?' In my Opinion he looks very young. He could be young than me. The last of his dramas I watched was Mirror of the witch (but I dropped it...). I completed Flower boy next door and I liked it. And I loved his Performances which could be a reason to pick up MotW again. Yoon Shiyoon played a 90s popstar who is arrogant, selfish but also very lonely. One day he time travels due an accident during a Typhoon. He finds himself 23 years later in 2017 and is found by three young people who befriend him (even though it does't look so). His Role (Yoo Hyunjae) has a big development in the whole story. I think it is the biggest out of all the characters. YSY did an amazing job. From the first until the last Episode I was amazed by his acting.
The Second Actor I want to talk about is Kim Minjae. I loved his Acting in TA but I loved his acting here more. His Rapping is amazing, too. I was a little bit sad, that he didn't rapped more in the drama, because I also like the OST he sang with Younha. KMJ plays Kim Jihoon who is a Trainee at a famous company for 3 years. His Bromance with Drill (BBs Taaeyangs older Brother plays the Role) is cute to watch and his Friendship with Wooseung is a good watch, too. Jihoon keeps his trainee Status a secret from his family, who think he is studying for the civil exam.
His best friend since years ago is Choi Wooseung who struggles to live a good life because she has to work part time and preapring for the civil exam which she can't seem to pass. Played by Lee Seyoung she doens't seem like a typical girl. In the Friendship with Jihoon she seems to be the boss. On the outside she is tough, but she is kind-hearted and sensible. Seyoungs Acting is very good but I didn't expect it otherwise because I loved her in LTT.
The last Actor I want to honour is Cha Taehyun. I watched him in variets shows and I watched him in My Sassy Girl. He is a very good Actor. I wanted to watch Producer but two of the other Actors are two of the ones I can't bear to watch...He acts as Lee Kwangjae, the manager of Hyunjae, who is the adoptive father of Jihoon. He takes care of Jihoon and his mother, is kind-hearted but unlucky with business. After the Accident he manages a bakery and works as the CEO of World Entertainment, but struggle because of financial issues. CTH is an amazing Actor and I hope he will be acting more again. Maybe in a weekender of KBS because the shows are most of the time very good.
The supporting Cast was good, too. Cha Eunwoo was a surprise for me, because he did a very good job as an arrogant top star (but the earring...v.v)
Music: The Music is very good. Kim Minjae feat. Younha and Kyunhyuns (Super Junior) If you are my favourite Songs. I recommend these two Songs, because they suits the drama the best.
I am sure I will watch this drama again in the future.
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Honestly, I hesitated really long before I decided to watch this drama. It's not because of the story or the Actors, because Song Seungheon is my favourite Actor. I am hesitating when it comes to dramas with morte than 30 1 Hour Episodes, because there is very much makjang and they are too long. So I have a love-hate Relationship with them.But I love Song Seungheon and I am a big Fan of many other Actors and Actresses who were in this drama. So I gave it a try, even though I was spoiled how it ends.
Story: The Story is amazing. A boy witnessed the death of his father and wants to take revenge of the Man who killed his father. The drama takes place over more than a few years, I think it were 30 years with some time jumps. A nurse swiches two babys and changes the Life and the future of two families. The older Brother lives only for his family, He gives up everything to gain power even the love of his life. He lives his life for his younger brother who wants to become a prosecuter and takes revenge by law. But their Life changes when the dark secret comes to light...What should he do? His younger brother is the child of his biggest enemy...
Acting/Cast: First of All, I am a fan of more than one of the Actors, so this could be long.
I want to begin with my most favourite Actor. Song Seungheon plays the oldest Son of Lee Kichul, who died when Lee Dongchul was five years old. Since the day his father died he lived only for the revenge and his family. He loves his younger Brother, Lee Dongwook, even when he learns about the truth. For his brother he would give all he has. His Life, his Luck, all he has. Song Seungheon is an amazing Actor. I don't know why he is often criticized for his performences. But in this, you can't criticize him, because his acting is that of one of the best Actors in Korea. From his first until his last Appearance he stands out with an amazing Acting. Yes, he is very attractive, but I love him because of his acting. And in EoE he shows us that he can act. His role is very difficult to play, I think. Because Lee Dongchul has a tough life. He had to be not only an older brother but also a father. Because of circumstances he can't hold his promise but he helps his family even though he is far away. His deep love for the daughter of his boss shows us is warm side outside his family. He is a good Man who is uneducated but intelligent and a very good businessman. He gives up his love because of his revenge and because he knows the two of them live in two different worlds. Song Seungheon made me cry very often, because of his intense acting. When he cried, I cried. And he cried a lot. But I am one of the woman who like men who can cry. I mean, why shouldn't men cry?? They are humans as well as women are. When he laughed, I laughed. He was the one who had to suffer the most and his acting showed it in an amazing way. I think I know why he got the Daesang for his performence.
His younger Brother Lee Dongwook was played by Yeon Jung Hoon. I know his as a villian in Mask and there was his acting brilliant. So I was wandering if he can act as a Man who loves his family and wants to get revenge on the murder of his father. All in All his Acting as a victim. I was impressed by his Acting and the characters development. I mean he suffered a lot, too. His character fighted the whole drama. He was tricked, he had a difficult time when his brother wasn't next to him, but he survived the Fight against his enemy who later turned out to be his real father. I was very impressed by the chemistry between these two brothers who loved eacht other. They give up everything for each other even though the find out they aren't related by blood.
Lee Dahae played Min Hyerin and was supposed to be the Main Actress in this drama who has a conflict between her affection for the two brothers. Honesty, I was a fan of her coupled up with Lee Dongchul because I wasn't a big Fan of the other female Lead. I hoped the two of them would end up with each other, but Lee Dahae quit the drama because of some reasons. So she wasn't able to appear until the end. Min Hyerin is a character who goes through a big change throughout the whole drama. She is the daughter of a businessman who owns a newspaper. Lee Dahae is one of the most talented Actresses out there. I liked her in nearly every drama I watched with her. She did a very good job and I was very sad, when she didn't appear anymore.
Lee Dongchuls Love Interest Gook Youngran was played by the (at that Time) rookie Actress Lee Yeonhee. I didn't liked a character because she was nerve wrecking. Her Acting was good, but not amazing and her character was...annoying. I don't understand why he would give up everything for a woman like her. But his Love for er was real and she loved him, too.
Park Haejin as Shin Myunghun had a very big development in his character. The whole time I hated him, until the second half. I pitied him because everyone hated him. He was in a very big pain. His Acting was very good, but nothing compared to his Acting in Bad Guys. But this drama was one of his first so I understand that.
Lastly, Han Jihye. She played Kim Jiyeon who is loved by Myunghoon and Dongwook but she only loves Dongwook. He Character development was the only one I disliked. She was nice at the beginning, but after years passes she wasn't pitiful but awful. I don't know why, but I hated her halfway.
The Family of the Lee Brothers were very nice, even thoug sometimes I hated the Mother. Lee Dongchuls Friends were okay, and the Veteran Actors lived up with my Expectations.
All in All, the Cast was very well picked. I am not one of the Viewers who are satisfied with the allround cast everytime, but here I was.
Music: The Soundtrack was wonderful. I liked the Songs very much.
Rewatch Value: Even though the drama is very long I think I will watch it again in the future, because the cast is really amazing and the story is very good. It has all. Romance, Action, Rivalry...
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Story: Mad Dog is about a small group made of people who want to take down people who commit insurance fraud. The theme is different from most of the crime and investigation dramas I have seen so far and this gave me one big reason to watch. The other reason was the Cast but I want to talk about the story first. Some people said the story was slow, but in my opnion it was the right rate. Many Korean dramas are very fast forward these days and I don‘t like it. The more the story developed the more the viewer got to know about the characters and their past especially the main characters.
Cast: Seriously I need only one word to describe the Cast: Amazing! Yes all of the main characters were amazing in their roles. The Acting, the feelings...There isn‘t anything I want to complain. But I want to write about the main Characters who got my attention.
First of All, Yoo Jitae. I watched him in Healer and I liked his Acting very much back then. His role was the Leader of the group „Mad Dog“ and an Ex-Cop. He has a personal reason for the work as the leader of „Mad Dog“ and if you know which reason you will love him even more. He seems nice to his friends, but if he doesn‘t like someone the person knows it...or he/she will. Yoo Jitae acted very well. His emotions were heartbreaking and I understand him and his reasons very much.
The next Actor I was amazed by was Woo Doohwan. Like Yang Sejong he is a rookie Actor but if you don‘t know that fact you wouldn‘t think a litttle bit about it. Mad Dog was my first drama, because I didn‘t want to watch Save me when I only have time in the evening. In Mad Dog he plays Kim Minjoon. He is mysterious and seems to be very cold but he has a warm heart. He is very lonely and has a reason for his actions. Woo Doohwan plays excellent. I cried with him and I laughed with him and this means very much.
Now I want to write about the only Female „Mad Dog“ Member. Ryu Hwayoung plays a young woman who worked with Yoo Jitaes character before. She seems a little bit arrogant, but she is hurt and she understands people who are hurt very good. Maybe Hwayoungs personality isn‘t very likable but she is an excellent actress, no doubt.
The Love-Hate relationship between Ryu Hwayoung and Woo Dohwan is another Reason why I loved the Drama. The two of the should do a romantic melodrama together (but Doohwan acts opposite Rvs Joy-.-). Another Reason to watch this drama is the Bromance between Yoo Jitae and Woo Doohwan. The two of them have a very good chemistrya together.
The other two Mad Dog Members, played byJo Jaeyoon and Kim Hyesung, were very good, too. Also Hong Soohyun as Yoo Jitaes Hoobae from the university.
Music: The Song „Waht I want“ by Niihwa is a very nice song. When Mad Dog was on Air I listened to it every Day...Now I don‘t have time for that…
Rewatch Value: I will watch the drama again, definitly...After my Exams...
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Cast: Honestly, the Cast was the reason why I watched it til the end. Ha Jiwon is one of my favourite Actresses and I have watched many dramas with her, even though the story wasn‘t very good. Ha Jiwon is an amazing Actress, maybe one of the best in Korea. But I didn‘t liked her role in the drama. I don‘t know why, but she was very cold to other people even though the other person was nice to her. To keep it short she acted very good, but her role wasn‘t very good for me. The character got on my nerves.
Kang Minhyuk (CNBLUE) played Doktor Kwak Hyun who has a past with a famous father who isn‘t to recognize. Kang Minhyuk is a good Actor. He was impressive in The Heirs and Entertainer but the Role of Kwak Hyun didn‘t suit him. There wasn‘t any emotion for me. After I watched this drama I think Choi Jinhyuk woukd have been better that Minhyuk. The Chemistry between Jiwon and Minhyuk was like zero. I couldn‘t see any romantic feelings between them. The shouldn‘t have add a romance story…
My favourite Actor war Lee Seowon and he was the one Actor I felt the most sorry for. Seowon has so much potential to become a very good and famous Actor but he chooses projects who aren‘t very good. Although I liked all of his roles until now. Seowon acted as the son of a hospital director and seems to be very arrogant on the outside. On the inside he is very lonely and sensitive, because of his family and past. I don‘t understand why he doesn‘t get a first lead role. I hope he gets one in the near future because his performance in this drama was one of the best.
The supporting Actors acted well but not amazing.
Music: The OST was good and it played at the right moments.
I would recommend it if you don‘t care much about chemistry or if you can ignore a romance which isn‘t very useful.
In the end I kept watching the drama only because of Lee Seowon, because he has so much potential but his dramas are not very good...
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Cast: I have mixed feelings about the Cast. Let me begin with the Actors and Actresses I was looking out for. First I want to talk about one of my favourite Actors, Yeo Jingoo. I was expecting much because he did well in all the dramas I watched with him. And he didn't disappoint me. Jingoo is an excellent Actor. I was waiting for a romance drama in which he would play the main lead. I know he 20 years old but for his age he very mature so I hoped for him to get an adult role in the near future. Even though his role wasn't an adult because his role didn't changed he did very well. But he is one of the actors who have 'Problems' with their counterpart and that's makes me very sad and angry, too because he has so much potenzial.
The next Actor I was amazed by was Kim Jinwoo. I like him very much in Remember – War of the Son so I was excited how he would do. He is a very good Actor and I don't understand why he doesn't get any main roles in main time dramas. I mean he is over 30 and has so much potenzial that he could play a main role. He has some emotional scenes in this drama and in my opinion he is very good when it comes to emotions.
Kwang Dongyeon played one of Yeo Jingoos younger brothers who has some issues and a hard life after the death of his oldest brother. Dongyeon and Jingoo are the same age so I think it was a little strange that Dongyeon played an older person because he looks younger than Jingoo. He played his role with amazing skills, I could feel his emotions and I think he did very well.
The last Actor who was a reason for me to watch the drama til the end was Yoon Sunwoo. It was my first full drama with him and I think he as a very good Actor. I don't understand why he is so underrated, maybe my taste and eyes a bad...I watched some scenes of him in Moon Lovers (but I didn't watched the whole drama, it is on my plan to watch list) and I think he is good. In this drama he played the second oldest sibling of the Sung Family who becomes a doctor with success.
The two Sisters were plyed by Kim Gaeun and Kim Hyejoon. Both of them did very well. The other friends of Haesung (YJG) were played by Park Jinjoo (who did really well, too), Shin Sooho (was okay, but he didn't have many scenes) and Lee Shieon (who was my favourite friend after Kim Jinwoo).
The biggest disappointment were Lee Yeonhee and Ahn Jaehyun as well as the chemistry between the two leads. Honestly the best chemistry was between the male friends, the siblings and for the couples between Park Jinjoo x Lee Shieon and Kim Jinwoo x Kim Gaeun.
Music: I don‘t really remember the music…
Maybe you think now „Why did this person the drama a 7.5?“. And this is a question I am asking myself since I finished the drama. It is all the thanks to the male Cast (without Ahn Jaehyun). They saved this drama for me.
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Story: The story is okay. In my opinion it isn't very extraordinary. A crown Prince who fights against the bad guys and falls in love with our heroine, who was falsely asccused and executed. The Crown Prince can't trust everyone but a few people who make him stronger. The Beginning of the drama was good, but later I was a little bored. I don't know why but when you've watched this and Seven Day Queen at the same time maybe you will understand me.
Acting/Cast: The cast was the main reason for watching and awaiting this drama. And it is the Main Reason because I give this drama a 8.5 and not a lower rating.
Yoo Seungho played the real crown Prince Lee Sun who has to face the angst to die since he was born. He loves the people even though they talk very much but he is a little naive. But Yoo Seungho played the role very good. Honestly I would love to see him in a melodrama with romance soon, because saeguk dramas have their weakness in this aspect. Seungho is one of the best actors when it comes to crying scenes (after Lee Junki) and he proved it again in 'Ruler'. In my opinion he was the stongest Actor in the Drama.
Kim Sohyun was very good, too. She is one of my favourite Actresses, but she was annoying towards the end. It wasn't her acting but her role. I don't knwo why but sometimes I questioned myself, why Gaeun was the 1st lead. Her Role wasn't written well, but she did her best. And for such a role she was very very good.
For Yoon Sohee I have to say it was the opposite. Her acting was bad at the beginning but her role was well written. The development of Hwa Gun let me thought that she would be better the 1st lead. Sohee did a great job after about 10 or 11 Episodes.
Kim Myungsoo (aka L of Infinite) was okay. At first I didn't like his acting, but at the end he was great. He did better than in his previous projects. His role was nice written and he acted well.
The supporting Actors and Actresses were also good. To name some of the best of them: Heo Joonho (as Daemok), Shin Hyunsoo (as Chungwoon), Lee Chaeyoung (as Maechang), Bae Yoorim (Mooha) and Park Chulmin (Woobo) were some of the Actors who carried the drama until the end. Without them it wouldn't have been a drama I would rate 8.5. So yes the Cast was the best Aspect of the Drama...
Music: The OST has very good Songs. My favourite is from Hwanhee (maybe because I love his voice). But I also like the Songs from K.Will and Hwang Chiyeol.
My wish to watch it again isn't very big but before I miss Yoo Seungho too much I would do it...Maybe, if I don't want to watch one of his other dramas again.
I hope I could help some of you a bit.
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This drama is a masterpiece. It has everything a excellent (crime) drama needs. The Storyline, the characters, the music in thrilling scenes.Story: A criminal psychologist gets a new assistant and together they solve complicated murder cases. But this is the superficial storyline. From episode to episode it gets deeper and deeper until the point, where we know that there is one person who is creating all of this (indirectly). This drama is a mix of crime, thriller and romance (and because the main character is a criminal psychologist, there is also psychology). The story is exciting until the end. I wish there will be a second season, because there is something I can't get over v.v.
Acting: Before I watched the drama I didn't know any Actor or Actress. My last Chinese drama was 'Loving, never forgetting' with Jerry Yan (I watched it last year, I think). I thought there wasn't another chinese drama who would good enough to watch more of them. But 'Love me if you dare' is the reason why I am a fan of Wallace Huo.
So I will begin with Wallace Huo. He plays the male main character Bo Jinyan, who lives alone in a mysterious house. From beginning he is very special and mysterious, because we don't know much about him and his behaviour doesn't help us. Wallace Huo plays the role excellent. After the first two episodes I had to search his profile, because of other dramas and movies he acts in. I mean, he must be an excellent actor to play this role. I can't write too much about his character because I don't want to spoiler, but his mysterious acting is a masterpiece.
Sandra Ma acts as Jian Yao, the new assistant, who wants to be like her father, who was a police officer. She is smart, but thanks to Jinyan she gets into angry situations. At the beginning she should translate for Jinyan, who has to solve a difficult case. But after they solved the case, somehow she gets entangled with him again. Sandra Ma plays the role excellent. I like her role, because she isn't very naive like many other female characters in asian dramas.
Wang Kai acts as her best friend who likes her more than that. So at first sight he is the typical second male lead. But he is different from most of the second leads, because he wants his best friend to be happy. Wang Kai acts very natural. I like him.
Also I liked the acting of Andrew Yin (played the best friend of Jinyan) and Edward Zhang (played the villian Xie Han). Both of themhad there scenes which gave them the spotlight. Edward more, Andrew lesser. The other supporting Actors were good, but I don't think they have to be mentiones all.
The chemistry between the two leads Wallace Huo and Sandra Ma was very good. They are lovely together and even though Jinyan is emotional more like a stone than a human, I loved him when he talked to Jian Yao.
Music: The music suits the drama theme, but sometimes I think it was very short (maybe it was only my feeling). The ending song is my favourite of this drama.
Overall: 'love me if you dare' is worth watching. I would highly recommend it, because it is not a 0815 Drama. There is not too much romance, but also not too little. There are not many dramas, which could comprise both genres. Mostly there is something missing or it is too much romance.
I hope there will be more dramas like this in the future and not only in China, but also in Korea. (I know there are some in Korea, but they are...different and not very good -.-).
Also I am looking forward to Wallace Huo's other dramas and movies *-*.
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The Story sounds very fun and I have to say, that I began watching the drama not because of the story, but the Cast. I am not a fan of Rom-Com. I have a love-hate relationship because many rom-com are exaggerating. But after I watched the first few Episodes I loved the Story. "Still 17" has it all. The Story isn't too comediac, because it contains many stories which are dramatic and not only fun.
Like I mentioned above, I began the Drama because of the Cast. Yang Sejong is my most favourite Actor since I watched hin in Duel, where his performance was amazing. he is an excellent Actor and even though he seemed nervous and a little bit stiff at the beginning, his acting was amazing. I mean his character was hurt. He lived with thoughts, most of the other people doesn't think about. He seems to be cold but Gong Woojin is a really warmhearted young Man who has Scars. When it comes to People he loves, he is cute and protective, but also shy around them if he doesn't know them well.
Shin Hyesun actes as Woo Seori, a girl who was in a Coma since she was 17 and wakes up when she is 30. She can't believe her real age and I can understand that. I read some comments from viewers, who think that Wooris character was too childish. But honestly, I think it was okay, because she was 17 when she fell in a coma. Not all 17 year old teenagers are like adults and if you see that you aren't 17 anymore but a woman, who could be married and have children herself, you will be shocked. I would be. Shin Hyesun played her role excellent. I watched her in some other dramas and I liked her in Five Children very much. But in this drama, she was even better.
Ahn Hyoseob played the nephew og Gong Woojin who is an excellent rower at his high school and seems to be more mature than his own uncle. Yoo Chan is very protective and worried of Woojin. AHS is young and talented Actor. At first I was worried because of the age difference between him an Yang Sejong who is only 3 years older but in the drama there is an age difference of 11 Years. But it didn't affect the drama much.
Ye Jiwon played the mysterious Housekeeper of Woojins Family called Jennifer who is a someone you need to get used to at first, but after a few episodes I liked her and thought she isn't like she is without a reason. I like YJW very much. She is a really good Actress and I watched her in a few dramas before. She can play all types of characters and this is a aspect not anyone can do.
The Chemistry between Shin Hyesun and Yang Sejon was on top. The harmony was there. The age difference of 4 years doesn't matter much. I think they suit each other very well and this affected the drama in a positive way.
I want to shout out a big compliment to the Child Actors, who did a very good job, too. Both of them are very talented and I hope they can get an award for their performances in this drama.
The OST is one of the best which came out this year. i listen to it every free Minute. Sadly I haven't enough time.
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Story: I Know the Original Book and I like adaptions of booky, mangas, etc. but they have to be well written. The drama began very good but the story lost my interest so that I watched the last 12 Episodes yesterday and today after I paused it a few weeks.
Acting: The Acting saved this drama for me.
Woo Doohwan acted very well. The Problem was his bad written charakter Kwon Shihyun is an *** I wouldn‘t want talk to… The problem was he confused me. At the beginning I hated him, then I pitied him and last but not least I didn‘t know what I should think of him. Woo Doohwan did an amazing job and rescued the character. He is one of my favourite Actors and I hope his next drama will be better like Mad Dog.
Moon Gayoung is a very talented young actress even though I didn‘t watched many dramas with her. But I will in the future. Sooji was a complexing character, sad and devil. And she was madly in Love with her best friend who falls in love with another girl and this fact she can‘t tolerate. In my opinion her character was too devil. A little bit exagerrated.
Kim Minjae played the last fried of the trio. His character is the most well written. Til the end he was in Love with his friend and can‘t see her be sad, so he changed. Kim Minjae is a new Actor but he is very talented. I hope he gets more main roles and maybe he gets the first male lead role soon.
The Problem for me was Joy. Yes, she did a better job than in „The Liar and his Lover“ but although her character was well written, she wasn‘t very good. I didn‘t feel anything when Taehee was scared or sad. This is the difference bettween Joy and the other three. I felt the Sadness of Woo Doohwan, Moon Gayoung and even Kim Minjae but Joy. There weren‘t emotions…
Music: DK of Seventeen sung a very nice Song. It suits the situations and was played at the right moments.
Honestly I am sad that the ratings were so bad but I can understand it a little bit even though the Actors deserved higher ratings. The Acting of three Main Actors was amazing and Joy wasn‘t so bad that you shouldn‘t watched it. It was the Story which was the main problem...
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Story: The story sounds interesting with two different years at the same time. Why I didn't gave the story a 10 but a 9 is the aspect with the sci-fi genre which is an important aspect in this drama. But the fact that there isn't comedy makes up for it. People who are looking for a romance in the first place are at the wrong place with Circle, because there isn't much. You can guess who like who when you watch the whole drama, but the romance genre isn't included and in my opinion it is the best for the drama.
Cast: At first I watched the drama because Yeo Jin Goo and Kim Kang Woo. I love both of them as Actors very much. Yeo Jin Goo is a very promising Actor and it breaks my heart when I think about the year he will be gone for two years. YJG played the Role of Kim Woo Jin who lives in the year 2017 and is a student at the university. He has to work part time because of his Grandmother who is in a nursing Home and that costs money. So he takes every opportunity to get Money and he wants to research at the university where he isn't very popular because of some things his peers can't understand or doesn't want to understand. Jin Goo plays his role authentical and very realistic. When he cried, my heart broke, but when he laughed I smiled. Woojin is a nice young Man,who loves his grandmother and his twin Brother and who was played by a perfect young Actor who has a promising future ahead of him.
Ahn Wooyeon played his older twin brother who was a bright child but an incident in their childhood changed him completely. Kim Bum Gyun is a young Man who thinks the world was taken over by an Alien, but he loves his younger brother more than his own life. AWY played this role really good. I know him since Five children but in my opinion he played this role better. His Chemistry with Jung Insun (Park Minyoung) was very nice to see, but the Bromance between the Twin Brother were the best. Hearbreaking and sad, but also funny at some times.
Kim Kang Woo played the other Male Main Role. Finally a great role. I loved him in Goodbye Mr. Black, watched a few Movies and I love him very much. Like Yeon Woojin I think Kim Kang Woo is one of the most underrated Actors out there. I mean he is 38 (in two days 39) but he doesn't seem to age. Back to his acting. In my opinion his role (Kim Joonhyuk) was the most pitiful in the whole drama. Kim Joonhyuk lives in the year 2037 and works as a police officer who gets into the peaceful new world (Smart Earth) to uncover an incident and because he want to finde someone. Joonhyuk cried a lot in this drama. When he cried I cried too His chemistry with Kikwang and his relationship with Chief Hong were so good, I don't know how Kim Kang Woo could be acting so good. Like I said he is too underrated.
Gong Seung Yeon played the Female Lead Role Han Jungyeon who lives in both parts. She is a student who studies alongsinde Woojin and is the daughter of professor Han. Jungyeon is a mysterious young Woman who seems to be a normal student. The whole time i was curious because she acted normal but I thought she must have a secret. Seung Yeon plays her role excellent. She played a young woman here and an genious who love science and who seems to like Woojin for some reason.
Last but not Least: Lee Kikwang (Member of Boygroup Highlight/formerly Beast) played Lee Hosoo, a government employee of Smart Earth who doesn't have any Memories of his past. I didn't watched many shows with Kikwang (or I don't know if he was there^^) but his acting was good. I didn't liked his role at first but later I came to like him a bit. Kikwangs acting was decent for an Idol.
Music: I love the Song Alive by Uji (Bestie) the most. It is played when it fits and her voice is very good. Totally underrated.
Rewatch: This drama has 12 Episodes so I will watch it again in the future. The Episodes fits very good. It wasn't draggy and it wasn't boring.
I would recomend to watch the first episodes, because you have to like the concept of two parts per episode. If oyu don't like it the drama might not fit you but I would recommend it when you like sci-fi and mystery (aliens and so on).
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I love revenge dramas a lot, so I was very excited when I began watching this drama. The Story of a man who is falsely accused of murder and an attempt made me curious. Also I like the older dramas, because I think the storylines were more interesting than nowadays. I don't want to compare this drama with more recent revange dramas, but I think this is better than most of the newer ones.
But more than the story, there were the Actors who were amazing. I watched a frew of them in other projects (moste recent Go Soo). Go Soo plays the Man, who falls in Love with the daughter of the chairman of the company he works for. When he learns the truth he wants to leave her but it turns out otherwise. His acting as a Man from a not wealthy family, who gets framed and later comes back to take revenge is heartbreaking. After I watched other movies with him I think this is his best role so far. When he was arrested I suffered with him. When he comes back and meets his Love again I thought 'Please get her back'. His acting war amazing and I think his role was very difficult to play. I mean he was hurt, he sought after revenge and he had to pretend that he didn't know people he liked/loved. To play such a role isn't easy.
Lee Da Hae plays the girlfriend and love of his life who is the daughter of a wealthy Man. So she is the heiress of a big company but she is 'normal'. I like her character because other she loves a man who has nothing. Sie loves him even though they live in two very different worlds and she holds him and can't let him go. Dae Hae is a good Actress. I didn't liked her character in My Girl but in here she is nice and very hurt inside like outside. When her lover is framed she believes in him, she want to help him and sie can't forget him when he is gone. Her Scenes with Go Soo were so heartbreaking, I thought I am watching the Japanese Drama 'Tatta hitotsu no Koi'.
Lee Jong Hyuk played the role of Da Haes fiancé who is the bad boy. I hated him in most of the episodes even though there was something because of I suffered with him. But when I thought he is pitiful his next step/action changed my mind. He played the role very good, but I can't compere his role to others he played because I watched him in two dramas before and one of them I dropped and in the other I wasn't interested enough in his role.
Jung Sanghoon (played Go Soos best friend), Kim Seo Hyung (played Go Soos female partner), Park Sang Myun (played Go Soos second friend and partner) Sun Woo Jae Duk (played Director Seo) were all good, respectively. Also I liked Tao Ren (Go Soos bodyguard) a lot. All in all the Acting was one of the best I have ever seen in a drama and I watch dramas since years.
I LOVE the the Song "Green Rose" by Just. His voice suits the music and the melody is perfect for a melodrama like this. When you watch the drama and the music begins to play ypu get goose bumps and you will know what comes next.
I would recommend this drama to viewers who doesn't mind to cry when watching. If you like melodramas like me this drama is a very good choice even though it is from 2005. Like i said above, in my opinion the old melodramas are the best. I hope Korea can do such a wonderful and amazing drama again. As a result I would watch the drama again, of yourse, but I will wait a few months.
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After Love me, if you dare I was very excited for this drama. Not only because of the story but also because of Wang Kai. He is my favourite Chinese Actor, so it was a must to watch this drama.
Story: I like the story because it is a mix of crime, action and romance. This was an aspect for me to watch the drama. When I was watching I liked it even more...but why is the story not a 10? Because there is something I didn't like. It is the problem, which many chinese dramas have. The problem I mean is, that many chinese dramas are too draggy. When a Snail falls in Love is a very good drama and at the beginning it was promising. But there are some things I don't understand. I don't know the ending of the novel but I know the Ending of anothter Ding Mo novel (and there was a clear ending). I can live with cliffhangers at the end of every episode, but I don't like cliffhangers at the end of the last episode. Why can't Dramas have a clear ending? That is one of the problem of WaSfiL. I can't compare the drama adaption with the novel, but what I heart was, that there are some things missing. In my opinion there are some thing which are not clear. For example the viewer don't know how much time is between some scenes. I wish that they would have written it on the screen. And the episodes are too short. Maybe they should have had 45 Minutes or more than 21 Episodes.
This are the Main Reasons why I rated this drama not so high like Love me if you dare.
Acting: Like I wrote above, I am a big fan of Wang Kai. His performance in Love me, if you dare was excellent. And I liked him in Ode to Joy very much. So i was very excited for his performance as the male Lead. And he didn't disappoint me as the police officer Ji Bai. Captain Ji is a silent, attractive and smart person. Maybe a little bit arrogant in the beginning. But after he realises that Xu Xu isn't a normal psychologist, his personality in front of her changes. In my opinion (and after watching Wang Kai as a police officer twice) the performance of Wang Kai as an police officer is very good.
Wang Olivia as Xu Xu was very good, too. Honestly, in Ode to Joy I didn't liked her character, but her acting as Xu Xu, a snail like psychologist who falls in love for the first time is very good. Xu Xu and Ji Bai are a beautiful couple. They understand each other, they know each other and they know what the other of them is thinking. The chemistry is very good and I like the two of them together very much.
The supporting characters were very good, too. So I think I will check out more of their dramas. If it were not for the Acting skills of the Actors and Actresses I wouldn't rate this drama with a 9. But the Actors rescued it with the amazing performance.
Music: The Music is good. I like the opening theme very much and the Music which is played during the episodes ist good, too.
Rewatch Value: I don't know. Maybe, because the episodes are not an hour long, but it depends on my mood.
I would recommend it, if you didn't read the novel yet. Maybe is it better to read the novel after you watched the drama.
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